Since the Auburn game in 2020, Will Anderson has become the most dominant force in college football.
Opposing quarterbacks fear him when he enters the backfield. He is not eligible for the 2022 NFL Draft, but Anderson is a candidate for the Chuck Bednarik Award. Regardless of it being an offensive award, the sophomore outside linebacker for Alabama should be considered for the Heisman Trophy ballot. No defensive player has won the Heisman in the 2000s era, and Charles Woodson (Michigan, 1997) was the last defensive player to win the honor. Anderson has disrupted the timing of offenses all season, especially the LSU Tigers.